Affiliation:
1. Lorestan Agriculture and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, AREEO, Lorestan, Iran
2. Islamic Azad University, Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Rasht Branch, Rasht, Iran
3. Plant and Seed Improvement Institute, Agricultural Research Education and Extension organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran
Abstract
Chickpea is the second most important pulse crop in the world after dry bean.
The aim of this study was to estimate the correlation coefficients and path
analysis between seed yield, morphological traits and yield components.
Twenty five chickpea genotypes, including advanced lines and commercial
varieties, were grown under dryland condition at Brojerd Agricultural
Research Station (west of Iran) during two seasons (2012-2013 and 2013-2014).
The field experiment was arranged in a randomized complete block design
(RCBD) with four replications. Combined analysis of variance revealed that
the studied genotypes differed significantly in seed yield, days to
flowering, days to maturity, flowering period, canopy height, number of pods
per plant, biological yield and harvest index. The correlation coefficients
indicated that there were significant and positive correlations between seed
yield and number of pods per plant and harvest index in two years. Path
analysis indicated that days to flowering, days to maturity, canopy height
and width, number of pods per plant and flowering period directly and
indirectly affected seed yield. Therefore, this study suggested that chickpea
improvement program could be based on these traits, especially number of pods
per plant and canopy height, according to positive direct effect on seed
yield over two years, as selection criteria.
Publisher
National Library of Serbia
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